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My name is ***** ***** I am a professional here at Just Answer. I noticed that your question had not received a response and thought I would see if you still need help with this.I apologize for the delay and I hope I can still assist you with this here.My info is somewhat limited on your model here but I had seen no one else has responded and would like to see if I can help here.If at any time you feel that I cannot help with this please let me know.

The U173 usually indicates a fault with communication with the engine computer.Check the wiring from the engine computer for any issues needing repaired.If there are no wiring issues this may be the engine computer itself at fault needing replaced.You would need to have the code fully diagnosed to be sure.

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